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Council Information Memorandum 04-19-2018
CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO April 19, 2018 EVENTS / MEETINGS Housing & Redevelopment Authority Agenda for April 24th ................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Step to It Challenge with Mayor ................................................................... Page 9 Explore Recreation Programs at Summer Preview Night May 9th ........................... Page 10 French Ridge Park Drainage Improvements .................................................... Page 11 Ivanhoe-Pheasant Hills Drainage Improvements ............................................... Page 13 St. Mary's Park Drainage Improvements ......................................................... Page 15 Reguiding and Sketch Plan for Greenway North (2018022) .................................. Page 17 Site Plan Amendment for East Medicine Lake Park at 1740 East Medicine Lake Boulevard (2018028) .............................................. Page 18 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST St. Louis Park's Mann Theater Will Close; Park Nicollet Redevelopment Planned, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ........................ Page 19 Proto Labs Lands State Aid for Brooklyn Park Expansion, Finance & Commerce .......... Page 21 Dominium Presents Workforce Housing Plan in Minnetonka, Finance & Commerce ...... Page 24 Wagner SprayTech Will Open Remodeled Plymouth Headquarters in June, StarTribune.com ..................................................... Page 27 Season's Fleeting for What's Left of Minnesota High School Spring Sports, StarTribune . Page 29 Minnesota Adds 2,900 Jobs in March; Who's Hiring and Firing?, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ........................................ Page 32 MEETING AGENDA PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Medicine Lake Room City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1.CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approve HRA Meeting Minutes for February 22, 2018. B.Plymouth Towne Square. Accept Monthly Housing Reports. C.Vicksburg Crossing. Accept Monthly Housing/Marketing Reports. D.First Time Homebuyer Program. Remove Restrictive Covenants. 3.PUBLIC HEARING A.Housing Choice Voucher Program. Proposed changes to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan. 4.NEW BUSINESS A.Tax Increment Financing District 1-3. Amend Minimum Assessment Agreement. 5.ADJOURMENT Reminder – Joint City Council/HRA/Planning Commission Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Page 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Hennepin County Open Book Meeting Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Primavera Plymouth Creek Center 5:30 PM COUNCIL/HRA/ Planning Commission MEETING Housing Study/TIF District update/Senior Building Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room Primavera Plymouth Creek Center 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Hotel Licensing Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Page 3 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT MEMORIAL DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 5:30 PM COUNCIL/EQC MEETING Organics Recycling Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 6:00 PM Walk with the Mayor Plymouth Creek Center 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Fire Dept. Update Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 10:00 AM Bark in the Park Hilde Performance Center 8:00 AM-12:30 PM Plymouth Crime & Fire Prevention Fund Waffle Breakfast Fire Station III Page 4 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 29 30 June 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TwinWest Up- date/Budget Goals Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING State of the Streets in Plymouth Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Absentee Voting begins for State Primary Election Page 5 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items May 8, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • Fire Department update May 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • Project hearing on the Kilmer Park Street Reconstruction project (189001.001) • Project and assessment hearing for the 2018 Public Works Mill and Overlay project (ST189004.001) • Public hearing on providing host city approval for the issuance of Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds for Presbyterian Homes May 22, Council/EQC Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • Organics recycling May 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • Project and assessment hearing for the State Highway 55 frontage road construction project (13002) • Proclaim June 2 as “Arbor Day” June 12, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • TwinWest update • Budget goals June 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers June 26, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • State of the Streets in Plymouth June 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • Appoint election judges for the 2018 Primary and General Elections July 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers August 21, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • Budget and CIP • If necessary, conduct regular meeting at 7 p.m. and then recess back to study session August 28, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • Budget and CIP August 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers September 4, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (if needed) • Budget and CIP September 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • City Manager’s 2018 Financial Overview Page 6 • Consider 2019 proposed budget, preliminary general property tax levy, HRA levy and setting budget public hearing date September 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 13, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (if needed) • Budget and CIP November 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers December 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • Recognize Police Citizen Academy graduates • Public hearing on 2019 budget, general property tax levy, HRA levy, and 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Program Page 7 BUDGET PROCESS Budget Calendar 2018-2019 Biennial Budget Preparation & 5-yr Capital Improvement Plan Date Category Description April 23, 2018 Budget Departments receive budget instruction June 12, 2018 Budget Council Study Session – Budget Goals April – June 2018 Budget Departments prepare budgets May 7, 2018 Budget Personnel changes submitted to HR June 11, 2018 Budget Budgets submitted to Finance July 9 – July 13, 2018 Budget Department meetings August 10, 2017 Budget Council receives budget materials for upcoming meeting August 21, 2018 Budget & CIP Council study session (Budget & CIP meeting #1) August 28, 2018 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget & CIP meeting #2) Council Regular Session (Financial Overview) September 4, 2018 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget meeting #3) (if needed) September 11, 2018 Budget Council adopts preliminary levies & budget (Budget meeting #4) October 3, 2018 CIP Planning Commission public hearing November 13, 2018 Budget Council Study Session (Budget meeting #5) (If needed) December 11, 2018 Budget & CIP Budget Public Hearing, CIP, Budget & Levy Adoption December 26, 2018 Budget Levy is certified with Hennepin County Page 8 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release April 17, 2018 Contact: Alyssa Pink Recreation Program Coordinator City of Plymouth 763-509-5226 apink@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth kicks off Step to It Challenge with mayor Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will compete in the annual Step to It Challenge May 1-28 and encourages residents to participate. This four-week competition encourages physical activity as it pits 24 northwest metro communities against one another. Bragging rights and a trophy will go to the communities in the following categories: •Most active community •Most active residents •Most actively engaged community Virtually every action counts – walking, biking, running, cleaning, gardening or playing with the children. Registered participants can track their daily activity using a pedometer or conversion chart on the Step to It website, steptoit.org. Twins tickets will be awarded to the most active residents in each community. Those who register will be entered for drawings to win T-shirts and Twins tickets. The challenge is free. To register or for more information, call 612-348-5618, email or visit steptoit.org. Walk with the Mayor Mayor Kelli Slavik will kick off the competition with her annual “Walk with the Mayor” event 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. Participants can enjoy a leisurely 30-45 minute walk through Plymouth Creek Park and the Hilde Performance Center. Snacks and water will be provided – participants should bring a water bottle. Free Step to It Challenge T-shirts will be given away while supplies last. The walk is free and there is no need to register. -30- Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Contact: Paul Pearson Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5228 ppearson@plymouthmn.gov Explore recreation programs at Summer Preview Night May 9 Plymouth, Minn. – Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department will hold Summer Preview Night 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. Parents and children are invited to explore an array of available recreation programs offered in Plymouth this summer. More than 20 vendors will set up tables in the Plymouth Creek Center Ballroom to feature programs, provide information, answer questions and offer demonstrations. Programs are geared toward a variety of ages – from toddler to teens. Topics include engineering, chess, sports, art, dance, aquatics, drawing, science, theater and more. Onsite registration for summer recreation programs will be available. There is no cost to attend Summer Preview Night. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 763-509-5200. -30- Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 4/16/2018 Mann Theater in St. Louis Park will close and make way for a new Park Nicollet Speciality Center - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/16/st-louis-park-s-mann-theater-will-close-park.html?s=print 1/2 292 DESIGN GROUP VIA PARK NICOLLET A rendering of what the Mann Theater will look like when it becomes a Park Nicollet speciality center. From the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/16/st-louis-park-s-mann-theater-will-close-park.html St. Louis Park’s Mann theater will close; Park Nicollet redevelopment planned SUBSCRIBER CONTENT: Apr 16, 2018, 2:42pm CDT The six-screen Mann Theater in St. Louis Park will close on May 20 after a 24-year run. The building will be redeveloped into medical office space for a Park Nicollet Speciality Center. Park Nicollet would take up all 16,000 square feet on the ground floor and property owner Frauenshuh Inc. will hold the second floor for other medical office uses in the future. HealthPartners Inc.’s Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, which is in the middle of a $140 million expansion, is just steps north of the movie theater. “The new Park Nicollet Specialty Center will include Plastic Surgery and Urology. This will allow us to support more patients in the St. Louis Park community,” Duane Spiegle, vice president of real estate and supply services for Park Nicollet, said in an emailed statement. Bloomington-based Frauenshuh, which also owns the next-door former Granite City restaurant, is already in the process of converting the building into a two-tenant space for a HealthPartners dental clinic and Chipotle Mexican Grill, which will relocate from the Mann building in June. FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF BLANDHAUSER@PLYMOUTHMN.GOV MENU Account Page 19 4/16/2018 Mann Theater in St. Louis Park will close and make way for a new Park Nicollet Speciality Center - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/16/st-louis-park-s-mann-theater-will-close-park.html?s=print 2/2 The Health Partners dental clinic will open in July and the speciality center will open by early 2019, Park Nicollet said. Frauneshuh had contemplated redeveloping the theater into retail space in 2011, but eventually Bloomington-based Mann Theaters decided to extend its lease and invest around $500,000 into upgrading its theater with digital technology, according to a 2012 Business Journal article. Mann, an 83-year-old family business, still operates eight other theaters, with five in the Twin Cities and three in northern Minnesota. Mann announced the theater closing on Facebook and thanked patrons for “giving us the opportunity to make movie memories with you.” Mann could not be reached for comment. Frauenshuh President Dean Williamson called Mann great operators and noted that the St. Louis Park building didn’t suit itself to making the kind of upgrades other metro theaters are making — namely stadium seating. Nick Halter Staff Reporter/Broadcaster Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Page 20 4/17/2018 Proto Labs lands state aid for Brooklyn Park expansion – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/proto-labs-lands-state-aid-for-brooklyn-park-expansion/1/3 Proto Labs, a custom manufacturer headquartered in Maple Plain, has purchased this 152,000-square-foot production building at 8500 N. Wyoming Ave. in Brooklyn Park. It plans to relocate its CNC machining operations from its Plymouth facility and refocus the Plymouth factory on injection molding. (Submitted photo: Costar) Proto Labs lands state aid for Brooklyn Park expansion By: William Morris April 16, 2018 4:18 pm 0 Maple Plain-based custom manufacturer Proto Labs Inc. will receive $850,000 in state aid for its 202,000-square- foot expansion in Brooklyn Park, a project that is expected to create nearly 140 jobs on top of the 225 jobs it is moving from Plymouth. Page 21 4/17/2018 Proto Labs lands state aid for Brooklyn Park expansion – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/proto-labs-lands-state-aid-for-brooklyn-park-expansion/2/3 The Job Creation Fund grant, announced Friday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, is on top of the $29.9 million Proto Labs says it will invest in the project. In a press release, the company said it purchased the 152,000-square-foot facility at 8500 N. Wyoming Ave. in March and planned to add 50,000 square feet of space. Proto Labs paid $7 million in cash for the property, according to a certificate of real estate value released in late March. The purchase price works out to $46 per square foot. Proto Labs intends to relocate its computer numerical control machining, or CNC, operations from its Plymouth plant, which will involve moving 225 jobs to Brooklyn Park. The plant in Plymouth will concentrate on injection molding. The terms of the state grant call for the company to create at least 139 jobs paying an average cash wage of $16.68 per hour on top of the positions being moved. Rob Bodor, Proto Labs vice president and general manager for the Americas region, said in an interview the move will allow further growth in both the CNC and injection molding markets. The Plymouth plant, which opened in 2014, currently employs a little more than 400 workers, and Bodor anticipates more hiring there once the Brooklyn Park plant is up and running by the end of 2018. “That’ll allow us to continue to grow there for several more years before we need to look for additional space for our injection molding as well,” Bodor said Monday. Bodor said Proto Labs liked the Brooklyn Park building as well as its location. The new building offers employees convenient access to transportation and the nearby North Hennepin Community College. The site is east of Highway 169 and north of 85th Avenue North. Erik Hansen, Brooklyn Park’s economic development and housing director, said Proto Labs’ new building has been vacant for some time. Taylor Corp. was the previous owner. “It’s good to see some more manufacturing activity in the city,” Hansen said. The Job Creation Fund was established in 2014 as a pay-per-performance incentive program requiring companies to hit prearranged investment and employment thresholds to receive state funding. Grants range from less than $100,000 to nearly $1.5 million. DEED has awarded grants to 21 companies in the first seven months of fiscal year 2018, the same number of grants approved in all of fiscal year 2017. Page 22 4/17/2018 Proto Labs lands state aid for Brooklyn Park expansion – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/proto-labs-lands-state-aid-for-brooklyn-park-expansion/3/3 DEED spokesperson Shane Delaney said the state is seeing a particular increase in Greater Minnesota projects seeking Job Creation Fund grants. The program receives an $8.5 million appropriation each year of the 2018-2019 state budget. Delaney said $5.6 million is still available in the fiscal 2018 appropriation. “This amount continually ebbs and flows based on the status of current projects,” he wrote in an email. “We have a strong pipeline of applications and we expect to use most of these funds.” Bodor said the company appreciates the Job Creation Fund money and the public effort to retain and grow local employers. “It was a nice indication of the state and city’s interest in supporting manufacturing,” he said. Related: Proto Labs opens doors to new plant Certificate of real estate value Like this article? Gain access to all of our great content with a month-to-month subscription. SPECIAL: Start your subscription with our low intro rate of just $14.95. Tagged with: BROOKLYN PARKBROOKLYN PARK JOB CREATION FUNDJOB CREATION FUND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLYMOUTHPLYMOUTH PROTO LABSPROTO LABS Copyright © 2018 Finance and Commerce | Suite 900, Campbell Mithun Tower, 222 South Ninth Street,Minneapolis, MN 55402 | (612) 333-4244 Page 23 4/19/2018 Dominium presents workforce housing plan in Minnetonka – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/dominium-presents-workforce-housing-plan-in-minnetonka/1/3 The three apartment buildings Dominium plans to build at 11001 Bren Road E. in Minnetonka will be next to the planned Opus Station on the future Southwest Light Rail Transit line. (Submitted illustration: BKV Group) Dominium presents workforce housing plan in Minnetonka By: Matt M. Johnson April 17, 2018 4:02 pm 0 The city of Minnetonka is hoping a 482-unit workforce and affordable apartment project Dominium is planning next to a future light rail transit station will lure people working in the city to live in the city. Plymouth-based Dominium is the latest developer to try its hand at apartments in Minnetonka’s Opus II business park. The developer, which usually specializes in affordable housing, plans to start construction on the $130 million Page 24 4/19/2018 Dominium presents workforce housing plan in Minnetonka – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/dominium-presents-workforce-housing-plan-in-minnetonka/2/3 Plymouth-based Dominium will raze a130,000-square-foot building nowoccupied by Digi International at11001 Bren Road to make room for a$130 million mixed-incomeapartment complex. (Staff photo: BillKlotz) project on 9.8 acres at 11001 Bren Road E. in September or October. The first units would open in early 2021, at least two years before the Southwest Light Rail Transit line is expected to begin operation. The line’s Opus Station would be next door to the Dominium project. UnitedHealth Group has three office buildings in the park. Other major buildings include the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest hotel at 5801 Opus Parkway and the headquarters for the Opus Group at 10350 Bren Road W. Dominium has the project site under contract with Digi International, a tech company in the park. Dominium will raze Digi International’s 130,000-square-foot building to make room for the apartments, said Willy Boulay, a Dominium development associate. The Economic Development Advisory Commission on Thursday will consider recommending that the City Council approve a development contract for the project that could include $7.8 million in tax increment financing. The yet-unnamed project includes 220 workforce apartments and 262 apartments for people age 55 and older that would be affordable to people earning 60 percent or less of the area median income of $94,300. The new housing will bring Minnetonka closer to its goal for building new affordable housing in the city, said Julie Wischnack, the city’s community development director. Minnetonka wants to see 244 new units of affordable rental and for-sale housing built in the city by 2020, according to a staff report about Dominium’s new project. The city is half way to that goal. Dominium’s planned workforce apartments, in particular, should be attractive to the 12,000 people working in the 640-acre Opus business park and the other 35,000 people working throughout the city, Wischnack said. “We’re hoping that this is a good home for people who work around the area,” she said in an interview Tuesday. The project appears to follow the live, work, play trend in apartment development. Dominium has been interested for some time in building affordable apartments in Minnetonka, Boulay said. The developer decided to build in the Opus business park after the city suggested it. Page 25 4/19/2018 Dominium presents workforce housing plan in Minnetonka – Finance & Commerce https://finance-commerce.com/2018/04/dominium-presents-workforce-housing-plan-in-minnetonka/3/3 “That was one area where they wanted us to look,” Boulay said in an interview Tuesday. “There’s just a ton of jobs in the area.” Dominium will be the general contractor for the project. The Minneapolis office BKV Group is the project architect. Monthly rents will range from $1,000 to $1,400 for the one-, two- and three-bedroom workforce apartments, Boulay said. Those units will be in two buildings, one four stories high, and the other five stories high. The age 55-plus apartments will be in a single six-story building. The Opus II park is a busy area for housing construction. More than 330 apartments are under construction in the park, and 700 more are proposed, according to city planning documents. Existing housing in the park totals 1,030 apartments, condominiums and townhomes. The biggest project underway is LeCesse Development’s $73 million, 322-unit RiZE at Opus Park apartments at 10101 Bren Road E. Ten percent of those apartments will be affordable, Finance & Commerce reported last year. Nearby, St. Paul-based Landon Group and Newport Properties of California are planning to start construction soon on “The Mariner,” a 240-unit apartment complex at 10400, 10500 and 10550 Bren Road E. Twenty percent of the units in the $60 million building will be affordable. Although the Opus II park is home to a number of office buildings, it has amenities for residents, Wischnack said. Those amenities include 6 miles of walking and biking trails, a restored wetland, and nearby Lone Lake Park. Related: Minnetonka apartment plan cozies up to light rail Dominium Opus II project city staff report Copyright © 2018 Finance and Commerce | Suite 900, Campbell Mithun Tower, 222 South Ninth Street,Minneapolis, MN 55402 | (612) 333-4244 Page 26 4/17/2018 Wagner SprayTech will open remodeled Plymouth headquarters in June - StarTribune.com http://www.startribune.com/wagner-spraytech-will-open-remodeled-plymouth-headquarters-in-june/479925293/1/2 BLOG Inside Track (http://www.startribune.com/blogs/inside_track/) Wagner SprayTech will open remodeled Plymouth headquarters in June By Neal St. Anthony APRIL 16, 2018 — 5:39PM Wagner SprayTech, a manufacturer of paint applicators and tools, said it will complete a $10 million remodel in June of its “Americas” headquarters in Plymouth. “We’ve been working around each other [since the remodel began in August 2017],” said President Greg McGuirk, president of the Americas. “Modern workspaces with comfortable, functional spaces are key to attracting and retaining the best talent. That’s a priority for us. “Now that the office is almost finished, we’re embarking on a plan to overhaul our factory.” The company has yet to develop specific plans and cost estimates for that. The America’s division of Germany-based Wagner operates out of two Twin Cities-area locations; the Plymouth headquarters and a distribution center in Otsego. Wagner SprayTech has shuttered a manufacturing facility in New Jersey, moved the work to Plymouth, and relocated its industrial division from Chicago. “Our business has consolidated here, our head count is growing and we are growing all three of our product lines,” McGuirk said. “We will continue to grow our team here.” Wagner SprayTech has 250-plus employees at the 17-acre Plymouth campus, and 50 in Otsego. The company plans to add 60-plus positions over the next few years. The reconfigured, 60,000-square foot headquarters was remodeled in an open environment designed to encourage “collaboration and teamwork,” including open- concept offices featuring ergonomic, adjustable workspaces and furniture; “meeting pods” and lounge areas. Page 27 4/17/2018 Wagner SprayTech will open remodeled Plymouth headquarters in June - StarTribune.com http://www.startribune.com/wagner-spraytech-will-open-remodeled-plymouth-headquarters-in-june/479925293/2/2 OLDER POST (HTTP://WWW.STARTRIBUNE.COM/PROTOLABS-WILL- GET-STATE-AID-TO-BUILD-29-MILLION-ADDITION-TO- BROOKLYN-PARK-SITE/479723843/) Protolabs will get state aid to build $29 million addition to Brooklyn Park site (http://www.startribune.com/protolabs- will-get-state-aid-to-build-29-million-addition-to-brooklyn- park-site/479723843/) Large windows were installed in the building to brighten spaces, a full-service cafeteria was added, as well as an employee fitness center, training rooms and digital signage. Wagner was founded by the late Josef Wagner, a machine repairman, after World War II. He willed the private company, which now employs 1,400 around the globe, to two foundations that reinvest profits in the company and charity. Wagner SprayTech, a competitor of Minneapolis-based Graco, makes paint sprayers, applicators and decorating products for home-improvement, commercial painting and industrial finishing. A look at what’s behind today's Minnesota business headlines. Page 28 HIGH SCHOOLS 480177273 Season's fleeting for what's left of Minnesota high school spring sports By Jim Paulsen Star Tribune APRIL 19, 2018 — 5:40AM Richard Tsong-Taatariiï, Star Tribune Pole vaulter Sam Adair of White Bear Lake’s track and field team takes to the air Wednesday on the first day the team has been able to practice outside at the school. For high school athletes, coaches and athletic directors, the delinquent spring of 2018 has gone from tolerable annoyance to a real pain in the agenda. Last weekend’s snowstorm further crippled a sports season that had barely gotten rolling. While a few teams have been able to squeeze in a game or meet, most have been idle, passing most of April with improvised indoor practices and outdoor playing surface maintenance. Athletic directors are scrambling to secure precious practice time at indoor domes. Page 29 Hundreds of baseball and softball games and boys’ tennis matches have been cancelled and will not be made up. There’s no clear sign of when grass ballfields will be playable. While sunny or rainy weather will help melt snow, there’s still the need to thaw frozen ground and dry it out. “I don’t think the frost will be out in Prior Lake until at least the week of May 7,” Prior Lake athletic director Russ Reetz said. “The fields will need to harden before we can paint lines for [lacrosse] and actually play baseball and softball.” Golfers, at the mercy of still-closed golf courses, have settled in for a lengthy wait. Even lacrosse, which rarely cancels games because of weather, has seen its share of postponements. Some schools with turf fields have been reluctant to use snow removal equipment because of concerns of voiding warranties. The Hamline Elite Meet, the most prestigious high school track and field meet of the season, has adapted its entry policies for the April 27 meet. The meet typically accepts only athletes who have posted the best marks of the season, but because of the weather, meet officials are accepting results from 2017. All the while, school athletic directors are stretching their budgets and spending countless hours trying to secure indoor practice facilities and dependable transportation to transport athletes there. “I wake up every day and feel like I’m in a Southwest Airlines commercial: ‘Want to get away?’ ” Reetz joked. Many indoor domes/bubbles, teeming with teams coming and going for practices, are committed to giving priority to their local school district and what little time they have left is already filled. “Every hour, every minute that we have any space available is being used,” said Dr. Bill Wenmark, who manages facilities at Minnetonka High School. “We’re at the max.” The inflatable dome at the Plymouth Creek Center in Plymouth was scheduled to be taken down Friday, but weather conditions made it impossible to remove safely. It will stay up for at least two more weeks, giving nearby schools a respite from the conditions outdoors. But it, too, is booked. “We’re depending on the cooperation of schools and athletic directors to share it,” facilities manager Chris Fleck said. “And it’s not just schools. Athletic associations are looking for time, too. We have to balance their needs.” Page 30 While certainly helpful, domes are not the whole solution. Inflatable domes in Vadnais Heights and Faribault collapsed under the weight of the weekend snows. Others had already been taken down when the storm hit. “The [Vadnais Heights] dome collapsing took our situation from manageable to unmanageable,” said Brian Peloquin, director of student activities at White Bear Lake. “We have to be more flexible with our gym space and we’re discussing creative ways to help Mother Nature with the melt.” With section playoffs in boys’ tennis and softball less than a month from beginning, many conferences have scrapped large portions of their schedules and are making modifications to the remainder, such as playing doubleheaders. “We had a conference showcase set for this weekend, bringing the softball and baseball teams together on one site, but we’ve had to cancel that,” said Providence Academy AD Rick Johns, whose school competes in the Independent Metro Athletic Conference. “Our conference basically blew out the first half of the season and we’ll go with doubleheaders in softball the rest of the way.” The idea of making up games on Sundays has been floated, but the Minnesota State High School League has said it won’t approve Sunday games. Last week the league approved a temporary rule change giving baseball and softball teams the option of playing 5-inning doubleheaders to help make up postponed games. Still, in the spirit of the “bold north’’ promotion of the recent Super Bowl, many stress positivity this snowy spring. “Our kids and coaches have been phenomenal in their flexibility and positive attitude while mostly practicing indoors,” St. Paul Washington Tech activities director Jeanne Kranz said. “It’s a GREAT season to be a badminton fan!” james.paulsen@startribune.com 612-673-7737 JimPaulsen Page 31 4/19/2018 Minnesota adds 2,900 jobs in March; who's hiring and firing? - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/19/minnesota-adds-2-900-jobs-in-march-whos-hiring-and.html?s=print 1/3 NANCY KUEHN | MSPBJ Shawntera Hardy of DEED From the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/19/minnesota-adds-2-900-jobs-in-march-whos-hiring-and.html Minnesota adds 2,900 jobs in March; who's hiring and firing? Apr 19, 2018, 11:52am CDT Employers in Minnesota added 2,900 jobs in March, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The state's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.2 percent — lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. DEED added that job cuts in February were revised to 200 jobs lost instead of the 1,300 originally stated. Over the past year, the state has gained 21,250 jobs for an increase of 0.7 percent. Nationally, jobs were up 1.6 percent over the same timeframe. “Manufacturing has been one of the state’s key economic drivers so far this year, gaining 3,100 jobs in the last two months,” said DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy in a statement. “The sector is growing at a healthy pace during a period when employers in manufacturing and most other industries are competing in a tight labor market." So who's hiring? These industries added the most jobs in March: Trade, transportation and utilities: up 1,900 Manufacturing: up 1,500 Education and health services: up 800 FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF BLANDHAUSER@PLYMOUTHMN.GOV MENU Account Page 32 4/19/2018 Minnesota adds 2,900 jobs in March; who's hiring and firing? - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/04/19/minnesota-adds-2-900-jobs-in-march-whos-hiring-and.html?s=print 2/3 Information: up 700 Professional and business services: up 200 Financial activities: up 100 These industries lost jobs in March: Construction and other services: down 1,000 Logging and mining: down 100 Leisure and hospitality: down 100 Government: down 100 All regions in Minnesota gained jobs in the past 12 months. Which Minnesota metro area grew the most in the past 12 months in terms of employment growth? Mankato: up 2.2 percent Duluth-Superior: up 1 percent Minneapolis-St. Paul metro: up 0.8 percent St. Cloud: up 0.6 percent Rochester: up 0.1 percent Patrick Rehkamp Data Reporter Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Page 33